Foot-rest for go-carts.



A. J. ADAMS;

FOOT BEST FOR GO-OARTB'.

APPLICATION mum JAR. s, 1909.

927,089. r I Patented July 6,1909.

ave/236w PAT NT OFFICE.

fin, .1; Ammo QRGHIGAQO, ILLINOIS, Assioiion TO FULTUNQMANUFAGTURING(Twill-ANY, or onrmoo, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION or ILLINOIS.

l Sp ooification oil Lottiers Potent.

Polenterl July 6, 1909.

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rohilioss particularly .to aclloll-o for go-oor or'haby oarml niypriinzuy oljoot is to provide ill of siinplo onol npror'ed oonstruolzion owl opororing in on haprovocl manner.

'llio inronrion is; .illnslrolioml in the pro- 'il1 0(llll1811l)'lvlioroof in the accompa- V ,iwingo in whloh-- rum 1 roprosonto :i l'oi{lllhllllfll $90 A low of gororl equipped with my iiiipriworlilfoo'll-rosl, 1' o Footrest; lioing Shown in l h-o armor; posirio'i'igll 1g: 2, :1 broken no lm'olionol will? ohowino lho front portion 2-"mill wil h lho lTUO'l-TOHlTlfl 'Eho lowl i or or hrohon ilofziil riowinking, sollwoloosing oollooh 4hr riow tfllll'PFlli'l'liFling with thool on "Al 1 lion ol the jliool rootg and Fig, low showing thelfi'ioi-res-t our 1 osilion. o oonolirool'ioii illustralml ll reproi H,ronninggygoiirg ll, pairs; olwhools joorno oil on hrnoii llooimooiedwith tho :zir :lilrnno by pivots B and ii lo fohl honoohh thoroiniinggoor in n will lrnown manner; 0, ii honillo :li' rl lo y hin ooo with lho rear portion running or l rainog ll, fohhihlo only; lhoiippo' portion of lhe front porl'ion of iho mo lll'lll forming; with lhoinomirl lxholmndlo a lrion- More will hrooohron ocrring also no whichthe soul may ho suso soot hovii'ig its front portion lin lrs lll tlroni.rho hairs: l and. lxorl with its lllllfllf'flll. ed 'oh oroporn'iononlly seourocl to l :1 hook l io'ring its lower POL Llllill}moons llllll hoi ig flopoF (one shown) adapted for conneo tion with'thehairs D when the hook ocoupies the reclining position; and G, mynnproved outomaticolly-looking, sollreloasing foot-rest ocljntoblyconnected with the lower portion of the bars l).

4 The running-gear frame A may be of any suitable constructionPreferably, it compriseo hoirizon'tolly-disposed, longitudinallyextending siclo moinbers a connected wilh cross members a in o wellunderstood manner.

The pair of wheels B at each side of the cart is adopted to fold beneaththo runninggoor frame in a well understood. manner, hull the brackets Bare connected crosswise, in tho extended position, by moohm'iism B,which forms no part of the present invention.

The handle C comprisessirlo members a" whoso lower owls areCOl'lllUCl'OCl with tho hingoo (z, and whose nppor onih; uro minim-lmlby 21 hontllorouml c lGziolrln-m'o l) comprises on upper member I] and:1 lower lDUlHlOQl d which are joined logerhor by 21 pivot; in a mannershown in (lowil in my lPPllC2LJlOD No. 471,024; filod of even date,herewith, said application and tho pro/wontopplioolion oonsliihiling,clivi- SlOllS of my application No. 43131.2 filed Illa) "L 1968. Theupper end of each menihoia is connected, by a pivot d, with thooori-oqmiullog handli-v-bar a"; and the lower ooil of well member (I is()(lllllGCl'Lfl, by n pirol 1]", with tho Front poi-lion of the COITopomliogr side bill a of tho runumggozir ll'zmio. 'lho how; I) arellltlPlOLl lo lJCl'l()XO(l lo pvi'mil' l'ho lmmllo to ho folileclforwardly onlo iho runninrygvnr frame, tho members (I and (Z foldingwith rolol'ion lo ouch other in this operation about the pivot on, in :1well understood manner.

'lho foot-rest G comprises :i lrzuno g mllju tohly connected wii'h thelower front ml portions of the bars 115', :1 lloxihlo apron and may besupported when the foot-rest is in a lowered position; and a reversibleboot or covering 9 of the character described in my application N 0.329,336, filed August 6, 1906. The frame 9 comprises sheet-metal membersg supported on the members d members 9 rigidly connected with themembers g and projecting forwardly therefrom; and a cross-rod gconnecting the front ends of the members 9 The side-flaps g areconnected with the bars 9 as by means of rivets g, and the flap g isconnected with the cross-rod 9 As best shown in Figs. 3 and 4, eachmember 9 is provided with a pair of cam-slots g, g, with which engagecam-studs 9 g, respectively, carried by the corresponding bar 0Z 'Thecam-studs are headed, as shown, to prevent the members g from becomingdisengaged from the cam-slots. The cam-slots of each pair may bedescribed as long, straight cam-slots disposed at an angle to eachother, the cam-slot 9 having an offset g, and the cam-slot g having anoffset g. The offset 9 is located adjacent. to that end of the slot gwhich is not provided with an offset. When the footrest is in itslowered position, the cam-stud g engages the upper rear end of thecamslot g. When the foot-rest is in an elevated position,the cam-stud gengages the end of the offset branch-slot and the cam-stud g engages theshoul er 9* at the base of the branch-slot g, as shown in Fig. ,4. Whenit is desired to lower the foot-rest, it may be lifted bodily, whichmovement will be permitted by the offset g accommodating the stud 9while the offset g will accomm'odate the stud g After the stud g iscleared by the shoulder 9 at the base of the branch-slot g, thefoot-rest may be dropped tothe lowered'position. When it is desired toraise the foot-rest to the elevated position, this is accomplished byraising the front portion of the foot-rest, at the end of which movementthe foot-rest. will be automatically locked in the elevated position, aswill be evident from Fig. 4.

It will be noted that the members 9 are equipped centrally at theirlower edges with projections or bearings 1 which are adapted, when thecart is folded, to engage studs or bolt-ends 2, which extend inwardlyfrom the running-gear frame-members a in the rear of the pivotalconnection d. When the gocart is folded, the front bars d swingdownwardly about the pivots (Z so that the projections 1 will engage thestuds 2 and automatically trip the foot-rest, permitting the same todrop to the position shown in Fig. 2.

From the foregoing description it will be understood that my foot-restis of exceedingly simple construction, is strong and d11- rable, and maybe adjusted with the utmost facility. It may be stated, also, that themanner of connecting the foot-rest with the only, and no unduelimitation'is to be understood therefrom.

What I regard as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a go-cart, the combination ofa running-gear frame, aseat-supporting frame pivotally connected with the'runninggear frame, aseat suspended on the seat-supporting frame, an independently adjustable footsupporting frame comprising side members each provided withtwo cam-slots extending in angular relation to each other, and camstudscarried by the ing said cam-slots.

2. In a go-cart, the combination of a running-gear frame, a handlefoldable with relation. thereto, foldable brace-barsconnecting thehandle and running-gear frame, a seat sus ended on saidbrace-bars, andan indepen ently adjustable foot-support frame, comprising side.members," each provided with a pair of cam-slots extending at an angleto each other and provided with offsets, and cam-studs carried bysaidbracebars engaging said cam-slots.

3. In a go-cart, an independently adjust-.

bershavinga pair of cam-slots extendin at an angle to each other, one ofsaid cam-s ots having anoffset near the adjacent end ofthe othercam-slot and the other of said camslots having an ofiset at its distantend, for the purposeset forth.

4. In a go-cart, an independently adjustable foot-support comprising aframe having side-members, equipped at their extremities withcam-members, each of said cam-mem bers having a pair of angularlyrelated camslots with shoulders corresponding with the elevated anddepressed posltions of the footrest, in combination with a pair ofcam-studs on the go-cart structure engaging each air of cam-slots, saidcam-slots arranged to s ide on said studs in shifting from one positionto the other, thereby to bring one set of shoulders or the other to thesupporting position, according to theadjusted position of saidfoot-rest.

5. In a go-cart, the combination of a running-gear frame, a handlefoldable with relation thereto, a seat-support adapted to be folded withrelation to the runningear frame, an independently adjustable ootsupportframesupported on said seat-support, and means carried by therunning-gear frame for automatically tripping and lowering thefoot-support frame in the operation of folding the cart.

go-cart structure engag- 927,08fi v 8 6. In a go-cart the combination ofa runear frame whereby the foot-support frame ning-gear frame, a handlefoldable with rewill be automatically tripped and lowered 10 lationthereto, iL'SEELUSUPPOlt foldable with in the operation of folding thego-cart. reletion tosai ct frame, an independently ARTHUR J. ADAMS 5adgustable foot-su aport frame, cam-connections between sai foot-supportframe and In presence of-- said seat-support, and tripping means onCHAS. E. GAYLQRD, the foot-support frame and the running- RALPH A.SGHAEFER.

